Africa · Eastern Africa
Malawi
Republic of Malawi
Landscapes of Malawi
Real photography of Malawi, sourced live from Pexels.
Loading photography of Malawi…
Population
20.73M
Capital
Lilongwe
Area
118,484 km²
Currency
MWK
Malawian kwacha
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$11.32B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$523
as of 2024
Population
21.66M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
2.6%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
32.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
5.1%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
19.0%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
67.56
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
6.5%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
2.7%
as of 2022
Urban population (% of total)
17.3%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.59
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
42.4%
as of 2023
Land area (km²)
94,280
as of 2023
Explore more
Dive deeper into Malawi’s geography and notable people.
About Malawi
- Languages
- English, Chewa
- Currencies
- Malawian kwacha (MWK)
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Demonym
- Malawian
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- MW · MWI
- Map
- Open in Google Maps ↗
